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The Elms Lyme Road Axminster Devon EX13 5AZ

25/1712/TREFelling/Lopping (TPO)Approved

Approved on 7 October 2025

Council decision: Approval - standard time limitDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Copper Beech - removal of lower hanging branches within The Elms, and neighbouring property at 33 Fosseway Close, to a maximum length of 3.5m. Reduction of branches overhanging 33 Fosseway Close, at approximately 3-4m above ground level, to create a compact crown (as per annotated photograph).

Received
24 August 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Axminster
  1. Received24 Aug
  2. Validated24 Aug
  3. Consult.3 Oct
  4. Target
  5. Decided7 Oct

Decided in 44 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Elms Lyme Road Axminster Devon EX13 5AZ. East Devon has handled 873 applications of this type. This one was decided in 44 days, 5 days quicker than East Devon's typical decision time. The site is in the Axminster conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 959 applications in total for the EX13 postcode area.

90% of trees applications at East Devon District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
EX13 5AZ
Application type
Felling/Lopping (TPO)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Axminster

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 August 2025
Consultation expiry
10 September 2025
Last date for comments
3 October 2025

Publicity

Last advertised
10 September 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14260645
Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Axminster
  • Listed building: Grade II: Lyme HouseOn or next to this site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Axe SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: East Devon

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